Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-04
GODS DAY.
sunday Services In Various Yankton
and Rural Churches.

GODS DAY.
SUNDAY Services In Various Eankton
and Rural Churches.
Rev. Mr., Bohn discoursed In the morn
ing from the words: s.Who are these
that fly as a cloud and as doves to their
windows?" The subject bearing Oh the
confirmation of last Sabbath. In the
evening his subject was the pen knife Of
Iehoia Kim In cutting the roll which
had been partly rehesrsed in the ears of
the king and his dislike to the teaching
led HIM to Ont up the roll and destroy
1t. So this one cuts from the bible those
parts which are distastefuI In theory or
practice. Mr.. Bonn announced yester-
day to his congregation his purpose to
deliver a series of discourses on the
usages and customs of The church. Next
Sabbath will be the introduction OF the
series.
MIR. Hager occupied his own pulpit
morning and evening, preaching in the
morning from the theme: MAKE the
best things certain" The text was:
"Give diligence to make your calling
and election sure" Some men he said,
are elected to Office for one, two or five
years. Some are elected for life. But
all these elections are temporary, but
this choice Of last things is to be per-
manent and eternal. At night he dis
coursed from the text: "Thou hast be-
trayed myself" Man, il destroyed, is
guilty of self destruction. Satan cannot
destroy a man unless the man SO wills.
God says he desires not the destruction
of wicked men To destroy ones self is
to unmake what God has made. Mr..
Haaer has but two Sabbaths more before
going to conference.
MIR, Bradley at the Congregational
church, preached o very solemn and
suggestive discourse on "profit and
loss In life" A tull house was present to
hear the sermon The singing under the
leadership of Prof. Young was very fine.
In the evening the theme OF discourse
WAC A0ahGCA kOu IN tCAby oc hOb
slothfui in business but fervent IN spirit
serving the Lord.
The preacher in his introduction re-
ferred to the Buddhist idea of happiness
making 1t to consist in the destruction
of s%ensibility. The idea of the task Of
happiness consists in aensual grstifica-
zion. The Indian has his happiness in
the thought of extended hunting grounds
in the coming world. The Atheist in
annihilatlop. The christian idea ia COM
plete activity. The idea some christians
have of heaven seem to be naught bat o
"home for disabled saints" This ali
anti scripturAl. This being true the.
christian life is complete activity we
ought to prepare for this in the
present world. A religious life
does not exclude business activity
nor is the highest business
capacity incompatible with deep piety.
Examples were presented in illustration
of the subject in John B. Farwell, the
dry goods merchant o; Chicago, Chiet
Ju-tice White and Gladstone, the states
man.
The musical entertainment OF j. @
McVay's residence Monday night las
in the interest Of the Christian Endeavol
society realized $40 20.
Prof. Shaw preached to good con
gregasion in Utica yesterday afternoon
MIR, e. Miner took him out.
Rev. d. B. Nichols preached at Har.
ding school house to o good audience.
The African Methodist church has pu
on its new dress and a beautiful inscrip
tion over the door, giving it's ame Th'
brick veneering OF the church will add t.
it's beauty and warmth.